This plan includes
- Limited free courses access
- Play & Pause Course Videos
- Video Recorded Lectures
- Learn on Mobile/PC/Tablet
- Quizzes and Real Projects
- Lifetime Course Certificate
- Email & Chat Support
What you'll learn?
- Standup Comedy and Humorous Public Speaking
- Structure of jokes: Active joke writing so you can write jokes about anything
- Passive joke writing: how to write jokes without trying
- How to improve jokes to get bigger laughs
- How to write self depreciation jokes
- Comic tools of comedians
- How to develop character acts
- How to create your own comedy routine
- Bombing: what to do when your jokes don't work
- How to host a show and be a master of ceremony
Course Overview
Do you want to incorporate humor into your speeches so that your performance is entertaining, memorable, and influential? Why not learn from people whose job it is to give funny speeches? From comedians.
This course breaks down the tools and techniques used in standup comedy so that you too can be funny when giving speeches. By the end of this course, you’ll learn how you can create jokes, humorous public speaking tips, and how to build a comedy act from scratch.
This is a standup comedy theory course…how exactly does comedy and being funny work? But it’s a practical course because everything I teach you I use in my own standup comedy act myself, and you can use these tools right away in your own performances.
This course is different from other courses on public speaking because its focused-on performing comedic material, and the information is broken down into the absolute bare bone essentials. Everything here is practical and to the point.
Learning how to do standup comedy will teach you how to come up with jokes that make people laugh onstage, make you an entertaining humorous public speaker, and give you a sense of confidence.
Pre-requisites
- A desire to learn how to be funny and an interest in learning standup comedy from comedians.
- Ability to click the play button on videos.
- Desire for people to laugh at stuff you say. Kind of a wierd thing to want when you think about it...
Target Audience
- This course is for people who want to learn standup comedy, joke writing and performing, and humorous public speaking. Other species are welcome too...
Curriculum 27 Lectures 01:20:31
Section 1 : Introduction
- Lecture 2 :
- Standup Comedy Course Trailer
- Lecture 3 :
- Join the Comedian's Club
Section 2 : Creating Comedy
- Lecture 1 :
- The structure of jokes. Active joke writing: coming up with jokes about anything
- Lecture 2 :
- Tagging: coming up with punchlines
- Lecture 3 :
- Passive joke writing: how to come up with jokes without trying
- Lecture 4 :
- Improving jokes: getting bigger laughs
- Lecture 5 :
- Casually Explained How to make something funny
- Lecture 6 :
- Jerry Seinfeld Interview How to Write a Joke
- Lecture 7 :
- Joe Rogan on Writing Jokes
Section 3 : Humor Tricks of the Trade
- Lecture 1 :
- Self depreciation: jokes that almost always work
- Lecture 2 :
- Humor Tricks of the Trade
- Lecture 3 :
- Conan O'Brien How To Be Witty
- Lecture 4 :
- Ricky Gervais The Principles of Comedy
Section 4 : How To Come Up With A Character Act
- Lecture 1 :
- How To Come Up With A Character Act
- Lecture 2 :
- Mr. Bean Is A Master Of Physical Comedy
- Lecture 3 :
- Rowan Atkinson on how to slapstick or physical comedy
Section 5 : Developing A Routine
- Lecture 1 :
- Developing A Routine
- Lecture 2 :
- Practicing comedy effectively
- Lecture 3 :
- How Louis CK Tells A Joke
Section 6 : Getting the most out of your performance
- Lecture 1 :
- Getting the most out of your performance
- Lecture 2 :
- Bombing: what to do when your jokes don't work
- Lecture 3 :
- How to host a show or be a master of ceremony
- Lecture 4 :
- Zach Galifianakis on bombing onstage
- Lecture 5 :
- Kevin Hart's 3 Secrets To Hilarious Storytelling
Section 7 : Conclusion and bonus material
- Lecture 1 :
- Conclusion
- Lecture 2 :
- Talking Funny Interview Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, Louis CK
Our learners work at
Frequently Asked Questions
How do i access the course after purchase?
It's simple. When you sign up, you'll immediately have unlimited viewing of thousands of expert courses, paths to guide your learning, tools to measure your skills and hands-on resources like exercise files. There’s no limit on what you can learn and you can cancel at any time.Are these video based online self-learning courses?
Yes. All of the courses comes with online video based lectures created by certified instructors. Instructors have crafted these courses with a blend of high quality interactive videos, lectures, quizzes & real world projects to give you an indepth knowledge about the topic.Can i play & pause the course as per my convenience?
Yes absolutely & thats one of the advantage of self-paced courses. You can anytime pause or resume the course & come back & forth from one lecture to another lecture, play the videos mulitple times & so on.How do i contact the instructor for any doubts or questions?
Most of these courses have general questions & answers already covered within the course lectures. However, if you need any further help from the instructor, you can use the inbuilt Chat with Instructor option to send a message to an instructor & they will reply you within 24 hours. You can ask as many questions as you want.Do i need a pc to access the course or can i do it on mobile & tablet as well?
Brilliant question? Isn't it? You can access the courses on any device like PC, Mobile, Tablet & even on a smart tv. For mobile & a tablet you can download the Learnfly android or an iOS app. If mobile app is not available in your country, you can access the course directly by visting our website, its fully mobile friendly.Do i get any certificate for the courses?
Yes. Once you complete any course on our platform along with provided assessments by the instructor, you will be eligble to get certificate of course completion.For how long can i access my course on the platform?
You require an active subscription to access courses on our platform. If your subscription is active, you can access any course on our platform with no restrictions.Is there any free trial?
Currently, we do not offer any free trial.Can i cancel anytime?
Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time. Your subscription will auto-renew until you cancel, but why would you want to?